Elegant Water Shrew vs Hoary Wattled Bat

Nectogale elegans compared with Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hoary Wattled Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Chalinolobus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Hoary Wattled Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Hoary Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.