Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser Crested Tern

Nectogale elegans compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Laridae
Genus	Nectogale	Thalasseus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Thalasseus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Crested Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.