Elegant Water Shrew vs Pompadour Cotinga

Nectogale elegans compared with Xipholena punicea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Pompadour Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Nectogale	Xipholena
Species	Nectogale elegans	Xipholena punicea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pompadour Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Pompadour Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pompadour Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.