Elegant Water Shrew vs Saffron-billed Sparrow

Nectogale elegans compared with Arremon flavirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Saffron-billed Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Nectogale	Arremon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Arremon flavirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Saffron-billed Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Saffron-billed Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Saffron-billed Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saffron-billed Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.