Japanese Water Shrew vs

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Chromista (โครมิสตา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Soricidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nitzschia
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.