Elegant Water Shrew vs Long-tailed Myotis

Nectogale elegans compared with Myotis longicaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Long-tailed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Myotis longicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Long-tailed Myotis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Long-tailed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.