Elegant Water Shrew vs Hare's-tail

Nectogale elegans compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hare's-tail
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	Lagurus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).