Elegant Water Shrew vs Orange Chat

Nectogale elegans compared with Epthianura aurifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Orange Chat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Meliphagidae
Genus	Nectogale	Epthianura
Species	Nectogale elegans	Epthianura aurifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Orange Chat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Chat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Orange Chat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Chat

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.