Japanese Water Shrew vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
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	Molossidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Chaerephon
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Chaerephon johorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.