Elegant Water Shrew vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Nectogale elegans compared with Dipodomys merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Merriam's kangaroo rat
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Nectogale	Dipodomys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.