Japanese Water Shrew vs Malayan porcupine

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Soricidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hystrix
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.