Japanese Water Shrew vs

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Soricidae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nostoc
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.