Japanese Water Shrew vs Lyles flying fox

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Lyles flying fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.