Elegant Water Shrew vs Giant Coua

Nectogale elegans compared with Coua gigas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Giant Coua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Nectogale	Coua
Species	Nectogale elegans	Coua gigas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Giant Coua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Giant Coua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Coua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.