Elegant Water Shrew vs Purple Needletail

Nectogale elegans compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Apodidae
Genus	Nectogale	Hirundapus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Purple Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.