Eastern Red Bat vs Elegant Water Shrew

Lasiurus borealis compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	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	Lasiurus	Nectogale
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Red Bat and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.