Elegant Water Shrew vs Mulot Pygmée

Nectogale elegans compared with Apodemus uralensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Mulot Pygmée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nectogale	Apodemus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Apodemus uralensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mulot Pygmée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Mulot Pygmée
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mulot Pygmée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.