Elegant Water Shrew vs Piebald Alpine Toad

Nectogale elegans compared with Scutiger maculatus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Piebald Alpine Toad is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Piebald Alpine Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Soricidae	Megophryidae
Genus	Nectogale	Scutiger
Species	Nectogale elegans	Scutiger maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Piebald Alpine Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Piebald Alpine Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Piebald Alpine Toad
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piebald Alpine Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.