Chinese Water Shrew vs Fossa

Chimarrogale styani compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Fossa
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)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family	Soricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cryptoprocta
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.