Diminutive Serotine vs Elegant Water Shrew

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	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	Eptesicus	Nectogale
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.