Elegant Water Shrew vs Southern Variable Pitohui

Nectogale elegans compared with Pitohui uropygialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Southern Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Nectogale	Pitohui
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pitohui uropygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Southern Variable Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Southern Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Southern Variable Pitohui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Variable Pitohui

Habitat

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