Chinese Water Shrew vs Fat Sand Rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Psammomys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat Sand Rat

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.