Elegant Water Shrew vs Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant

Nectogale elegans compared with Pseudotriccus simplex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Nectogale	Pseudotriccus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pseudotriccus simplex

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.