Elegant Water Shrew vs Shining Drongo

Nectogale elegans compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Shining Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Nectogale	Dicrurus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Shining Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.