Elegant Water Shrew vs Long-toed Myotis

Nectogale elegans compared with Myotis secundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Long-toed 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 secundus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-toed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-toed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.