Chinese Water Shrew vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Choeronycteris
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Choeronycteris mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Mexican Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

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.