Elegant Water Shrew vs Timofeev's Iris

Nectogale elegans compared with Iris timofejewii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Timofeev's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Timofeev's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Nectogale	Iris
Species	Nectogale elegans	Iris timofejewii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Timofeev's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Timofeev's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Timofeev's Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timofeev's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.