Elegant Water Shrew vs Large False Serotine

Nectogale elegans compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Large False Serotine
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.