Elegant Water Shrew vs Interior Treefrog

Nectogale elegans compared with Dendropsophus melanargyreus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Interior Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Soricidae	Hylidae
Genus	Nectogale	Dendropsophus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Dendropsophus melanargyreus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Interior Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Interior Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Interior Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Interior Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.