Cope’s Streamside Treefrog vs Elegant Water Shrew

Sarcohyla bistincta compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hylidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sarcohyla	Nectogale
Species	Sarcohyla bistincta	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.