Chinese Water Shrew vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Chimarrogale styani compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Perognathus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.