Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser Black Coucal

Nectogale elegans compared with Centropus bernsteini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Black Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Nectogale	Centropus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Centropus bernsteini

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lesser Black Coucal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Black Coucal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Black Coucal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Black Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.