Japanese Water Shrew vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hemiechinus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Long-eared Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.