Elegant Water Shrew vs Gray Teal

Nectogale elegans compared with Anas gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray Teal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Soricidae	Anatidae
Genus	Nectogale	Anas
Species	Nectogale elegans	Anas gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray Teal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.