Elegant Water Shrew vs Gray Goshawk

Nectogale elegans compared with Accipiter novaehollandiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray Goshawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Soricidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Nectogale	Accipiter
Species	Nectogale elegans	Accipiter novaehollandiae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray Goshawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.