Japanese Water Shrew vs Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Coendou speratus

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Coendou
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Coendou speratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pernambuco Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.