Elegant Water Shrew vs Gray-flanked Cinclodes

Nectogale elegans compared with Cinclodes oustaleti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray-flanked Cinclodes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Nectogale	Cinclodes
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cinclodes oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Gray-flanked Cinclodes share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray-flanked Cinclodes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray-flanked Cinclodes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-flanked Cinclodes

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.