Elegant Water Shrew vs Erizo Moruno

Nectogale elegans compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Erizo Moruno
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Nectogale	Atelerix
Species	Nectogale elegans	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Erizo Moruno

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Erizo Moruno
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erizo Moruno

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.