Elegant Water Shrew vs Gray-winged Cotinga

Nectogale elegans compared with Tijuca condita

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Gray-winged Cotinga is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray-winged Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Nectogale	Tijuca
Species	Nectogale elegans	Tijuca condita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray-winged Cotinga

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray-winged Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-winged Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.