Elegant Water Shrew vs North American Badger

Nectogale elegans compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nectogale	Taxidea
Species	Nectogale elegans	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.