Chinese Water Shrew vs Lyles flying fox

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

  • Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew Lyles flying fox
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) Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family Soricidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Chimarrogale Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Chimarrogale styani Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew Lyles flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

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.

Lyles flying fox

No description available.

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