Japanese Water Shrew vs Large False Serotine

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Large False Serotine
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hesperoptenus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.