Chinese Water Shrew vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Oligoryzomys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.