Japanese water shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Japanese water shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chimarrogale platycephala
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Japanese water shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese water shrew in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Japan. Wikidata gives its range as: Kyushu, Honshu.

Japan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Japanese water shrew endangered?

The Japanese water shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese water shrew?

The Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Chimarrogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese water shrew

The Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala), also called the flat-headed water shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Japanese islands Honshu and Kyushu. They are considered extinct in Shikoku.

It is known in Japanese as kawa nezumi (カワネズミ; lit. 'river rat').

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese water shrew (revision 1348483708), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762375 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).