Elegant Water Shrew vs Red-legged Crake

Nectogale elegans compared with Rallina fasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Red-legged Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Rallidae
Genus	Nectogale	Rallina
Species	Nectogale elegans	Rallina fasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red-legged Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Red-legged Crake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.