Elegant Water Shrew vs Scaled Antbird

Nectogale elegans compared with Drymophila squamata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Scaled Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Nectogale	Drymophila
Species	Nectogale elegans	Drymophila squamata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Scaled Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Scaled Antbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaled Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.