Himalayan Water Shrew vs parma wallaby

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

  • Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Himalayan Water Shrew parma wallaby
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mamalia) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family Soricidae Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus Chimarrogale Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species Chimarrogale himalayica Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

Himalayan Water Shrew and parma wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Himalayan Water Shrew parma wallaby
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Himalayan Water Shrew

No description available.

parma wallaby

No description available.

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