Elegant Water Shrew vs Huroncito

Nectogale elegans compared with Lyncodon patagonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Huroncito
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nectogale	Lyncodon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lyncodon patagonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Huroncito

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Huroncito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Huroncito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.