Chinese Water Shrew vs Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Chimarrogale styani compared with Crocidura rapax

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Chinese White-toothed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Chinese White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Crocidura
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Crocidura rapax

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Chinese White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Chinese White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Water Shrew

The Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chinese White-toothed Shrew

The Chinese White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura rapax) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.