Elegant Water Shrew vs Ochre-collared Monarch

Nectogale elegans compared with Arses insularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ochre-collared Monarch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Monarchidae
Genus	Nectogale	Arses
Species	Nectogale elegans	Arses insularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Ochre-collared Monarch share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ochre-collared Monarch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ochre-collared Monarch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ochre-collared Monarch

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.