Elegant Water Shrew vs Foothill Antwren

Nectogale elegans compared with Epinecrophylla spodionota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Foothill Antwren
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Nectogale	Epinecrophylla
Species	Nectogale elegans	Epinecrophylla spodionota

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Foothill Antwren share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Foothill Antwren

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Foothill Antwren
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foothill Antwren

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.