Chinese Water Shrew vs East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Tadarida insignis

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	East Asian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Soricidae	Molossidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Tadarida
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Tadarida insignis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and East Asian Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	East Asian Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.