Elegant Water Shrew vs Ornate Akodont

Nectogale elegans compared with Abrothrix jelskii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ornate Akodont
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Nectogale	Abrothrix
Species	Nectogale elegans	Abrothrix jelskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ornate Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.