Chinese Water Shrew vs Mountain Coati

Chimarrogale styani compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Mountain Coati
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	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Nasua
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.