Elegant Water Shrew vs Variable Flying Fox

Nectogale elegans compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nectogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.