Elegant Water Shrew vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Nectogale elegans compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Northern Hopping Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nectogale	Notomys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Notomys aquilo

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Northern Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Northern Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.