Chinese Water Shrew vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Pacific Spiny-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	Echimyidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Proechimys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.