Chinese Water Shrew vs Duckweed

Chimarrogale styani compared with Lemna trisulca

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Duckweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Araceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lemna
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Lemna trisulca

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.