Japanese Water Shrew vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Soricidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mesoplodon
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Mesoplodon perrini

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Perrin’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.