baiji vs Japanese Water Shrew

Lipotes vexillifer compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• baiji is Critically Endangered while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	baiji	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Lipotidae	Soricidae
Genus	Lipotes	Chimarrogale
Species	Lipotes vexillifer	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

baiji and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

baiji

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	baiji	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

baiji

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

baiji

The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a species in the genus Lipotes. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.