Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Elegant Water Shrew

Molossops temminckii compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Molossidae	Soricidae
Genus	Molossops	Nectogale
Species	Molossops temminckii	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.