Elegant Water Shrew vs mule deer

Nectogale elegans compared with Odocoileus hemionus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	mule deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Nectogale	Odocoileus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Odocoileus hemionus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

mule deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	mule deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mule deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.