Japanese Water Shrew vs Mexican vole

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Mexican vole
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	Microtus
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.