Chinese Water Shrew vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Chimarrogale styani compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
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	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Soricidae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Microcebus
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Goodman’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.