Japanese Water Shrew vs Montane Colilargo

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Microryzomys minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Montane Colilargo
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Microryzomys
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Microryzomys minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Montane Colilargo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Montane Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.