Chinese Water Shrew vs New Guinean Quoll

Chimarrogale styani compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dasyurus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

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.