Black Cutworm vs Japanese Water Shrew

Agrotis ipsilon compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cutworm	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agrotis	Chimarrogale
Species	Agrotis ipsilon	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Cutworm and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Black Cutworm

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cutworm	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Cutworm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Cutworm

The Black Cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) is a species in the genus Agrotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the. Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United Stat...