Chinese Water Shrew vs Lyles flying fox

Chimarrogale styani compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Lyles flying fox
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Water Shrew and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

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.