Elegant Water Shrew vs Himalayan hazel

Nectogale elegans compared with Corylus ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Himalayan hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Corylus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Corylus ferox

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Himalayan hazel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan hazel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.