Elegant Water Shrew vs MacConnell's Bat

Nectogale elegans compared with Mesophylla macconnelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	MacConnell's Bat
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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nectogale	Mesophylla
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mesophylla macconnelli

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and MacConnell's Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	MacConnell's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.