Elegant Water Shrew vs Red-capped Crombec

Nectogale elegans compared with Sylvietta ruficapilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Red-capped Crombec
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Macrosphenidae
Genus	Nectogale	Sylvietta
Species	Nectogale elegans	Sylvietta ruficapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Red-capped Crombec share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red-capped Crombec

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Red-capped Crombec
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-capped Crombec

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.