Chinese Water Shrew vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Greater New Zealand Short-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	Mystacinidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Mystacina
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Mystacina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.