Elegant Water Shrew vs Jerdon's Bullfrog

Nectogale elegans compared with Hoplobatrachus crassus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Jerdon's Bullfrog
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	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Nectogale	Hoplobatrachus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hoplobatrachus crassus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Jerdon's Bullfrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Jerdon's Bullfrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Jerdon's Bullfrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jerdon's Bullfrog

Habitat

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