Elegant Water Shrew vs Reticulate Eastern Frog

Nectogale elegans compared with Ingerana reticulata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Reticulate Eastern Frog is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Reticulate Eastern Frog
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	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Nectogale	Ingerana
Species	Nectogale elegans	Ingerana reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Reticulate Eastern Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Reticulate Eastern Frog

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Reticulate Eastern Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Eastern Frog

Habitat

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