Elegant Water Shrew vs North American least shrew

Nectogale elegans compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nectogale	Cryptotis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.