Elegant Water Shrew vs Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Nectogale elegans compared with Regulus calendula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Regulidae
Genus	Nectogale	Regulus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Regulus calendula

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Ruby-Crowned Kinglet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.