Chinese Water Shrew vs Mountain Water Rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Baiyankamys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

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.