Elegant Water Shrew vs Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat

Nectogale elegans compared with Mops leucostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Nectogale	Mops
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mops leucostigma

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.