Elegant Water Shrew vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Nectogale elegans compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nectogale	Alticola
Species	Nectogale elegans	Alticola montosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Kashmir Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.