Elegant Water Shrew vs Giant Noctule

Nectogale elegans compared with Nyctalus lasiopterus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Giant Noctule is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Giant Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Nyctalus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Nyctalus lasiopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Giant Noctule

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.