Chinese Water Shrew vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Chimarrogale styani compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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	Nephelomys
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.