Elegant Water Shrew vs Formosan Serow

Nectogale elegans compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nectogale	Capricornis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.