Elegant Water Shrew vs Spotted Stream Frog

Nectogale elegans compared with Pulchrana picturata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Spotted Stream 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	Ranidae
Genus	Nectogale	Pulchrana
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pulchrana picturata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Stream Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Spotted Stream Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Stream Frog

Habitat

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