Chinese Water Shrew vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Soricidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Proechimys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Proechimys guyannensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Guyenne Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.