Elegant Water Shrew vs Rusty-collared Seedeater

Nectogale elegans compared with Sporophila collaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Rusty-collared Seedeater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Nectogale	Sporophila
Species	Nectogale elegans	Sporophila collaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Rusty-collared Seedeater share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-collared Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Rusty-collared Seedeater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty-collared Seedeater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.