Black Groundling vs Japanese Water Shrew

Gelechia nigra compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Groundling	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Gelechiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Gelechia	Chimarrogale
Species	Gelechia nigra	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Groundling and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Black Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Groundling

The Black Groundling (Gelechia nigra) is a species in the genus Gelechia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.