Agile Gibbon vs Japanese Water Shrew

Hylobates agilis compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

  • Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agile Gibbon Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mamalia) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Primates (Primata) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Hylobatidae Soricidae
Genus Hylobates Chimarrogale
Species Hylobates agilis Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Gibbon and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agile Gibbon Japanese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Agile Gibbon

The Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis) is a species in the genus Hylobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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