Elegant Water Shrew vs Shompen Frog

Nectogale elegans compared with Limnonectes shompenorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Shompen Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Soricidae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Nectogale	Limnonectes
Species	Nectogale elegans	Limnonectes shompenorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shompen Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Shompen Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shompen Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.