Himalayan Water Shrew vs Pouch Cup

Chimarrogale himalayica compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Water Shrew	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Peziza
Species	Chimarrogale himalayica	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Water Shrew	Pouch Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.