Elegant Water Shrew vs Japanese Noctule

Nectogale elegans compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Nyctalus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Japanese Noctule share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.