Elegant Water Shrew vs Pectis

Nectogale elegans compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nectogale	Pectis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.