Elegant Water Shrew vs Mandarin Vole

Nectogale elegans compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nectogale	Lasiopodomys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Mandarin Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.