Elegant Water Shrew vs Masked Apalis

Nectogale elegans compared with Apalis binotata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Masked Apalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Nectogale	Apalis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Apalis binotata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Masked Apalis share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Masked Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Masked Apalis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Masked Apalis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.