Japanese Water Shrew vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Primates (приматы)
Family	Soricidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lepilemur
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.