Chinese Water Shrew vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Northern Giant Pouched 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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cricetomys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Cricetomys gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.