Chinese Water Shrew vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Chimarrogale styani compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Gray’s Sportive 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	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Lepilemur
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive 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.