Japanese Water Shrew vs king colobus

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	king colobus
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)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Colobus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and king colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	king colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

king colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.