Chinese Water Shrew vs Patagonian mara

Chimarrogale styani compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Chinese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Water Shrew	Patagonian mara
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Soricidae	Caviidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Dolichotis
Species	Chimarrogale styani	Dolichotis patagonum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Water Shrew	Patagonian mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.