Elegant Water Shrew vs Northern Pika

Nectogale elegans compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Northern Pika
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Soricidae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Nectogale	Ochotona
Species	Nectogale elegans	Ochotona hyperborea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Northern Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.