Japanese Water Shrew vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Northern Hopping Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chimarrogale	Notomys
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Notomys aquilo

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Northern Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Northern Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.