Elegant Water Shrew vs Harmless Serotine

Nectogale elegans compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Eptesicus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.