Bird's Eye vs Japanese Water Shrew

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Magnoliopsida (木兰纲) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Sapindales (无患子目) Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family Sapindaceae Soricidae
Genus Alectryon Chimarrogale
Species Alectryon subcinereus Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Japanese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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