Chinese Water Shrew vs Horsfield's tarsier

Chimarrogale styani compared with Cephalopachus bancanus

Key Differences

  • Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Water Shrew Horsfield's tarsier
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 Tarsiidae
Genus Chimarrogale Cephalopachus
Species Chimarrogale styani Cephalopachus bancanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Horsfield's tarsier share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Water Shrew Horsfield's tarsier
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsfield's tarsier

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.

Horsfield's tarsier

No description available.

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