Japanese Water Shrew vs Ornate Flying Fox

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.