Chestnut-rumped Thornbill vs Elegant Water Shrew

Acanthiza uropygialis compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Acanthizidae	Soricidae
Genus	Acanthiza	Nectogale
Species	Acanthiza uropygialis	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

The Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a species in the genus Acanthiza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.