Japanese Water Shrew vs Northern tamandua

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Soricidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tamandua
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Northern tamandua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.