Diminutive Myotis vs Elegant Water Shrew

Myotis diminutus compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Diminutive Myotis is Data Deficient while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Myotis	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Myotis	Nectogale
Species	Myotis diminutus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Myotis and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Myotis

DD — Data Deficient

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Myotis	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.