Elegant Water Shrew vs Günther's vole

Nectogale elegans compared with Microtus guentheri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Günther's vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nectogale	Microtus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Microtus guentheri

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Günther's vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Günther's vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Günther's vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Günther's vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.