Elegant Water Shrew vs Kinabalu Squirrel

Nectogale elegans compared with Callosciurus baluensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Kinabalu Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nectogale	Callosciurus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Callosciurus baluensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Kinabalu Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Kinabalu Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Kinabalu Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kinabalu Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.