musaraigne pygmée vs Elegant Water Shrew

Sorex hoyi compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	musaraigne pygmée	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Sorex	Nectogale
Species	Sorex hoyi	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

musaraigne pygmée and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

musaraigne pygmée

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	musaraigne pygmée	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

musaraigne pygmée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

musaraigne pygmée

The American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.