Elegant Water Shrew vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Nectogale elegans compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
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 japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Japanese Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.