Elegant Water Shrew vs Peruvian Treehunter

Nectogale elegans compared with Thripadectes scrutator

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Peruvian Treehunter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Nectogale	Thripadectes
Species	Nectogale elegans	Thripadectes scrutator

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Treehunter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Peruvian Treehunter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian Treehunter

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.