Elegant Water Shrew vs Variable Wheatear

Nectogale elegans compared with Oenanthe picata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Wheatear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Muscicapidae
Genus	Nectogale	Oenanthe
Species	Nectogale elegans	Oenanthe picata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Wheatear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Wheatear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Wheatear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.