Elegant Water Shrew vs Iberian Shrew

Nectogale elegans compared with Sorex granarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Iberian Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nectogale	Sorex
Species	Nectogale elegans	Sorex granarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Iberian Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Iberian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iberian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.