Elegant Water Shrew vs Halmahera Oriole

Nectogale elegans compared with Oriolus phaeochromus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Halmahera Oriole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Nectogale	Oriolus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Oriolus phaeochromus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Halmahera Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Halmahera Oriole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Halmahera Oriole

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.