Elegant Water Shrew vs maquei

Nectogale elegans compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Nectogale	Aristotelia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and maquei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	maquei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.