Chinese Water Shrew vs European water vole

Chimarrogale styani compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Arvicola
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. 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.