Elegant Water Shrew vs Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Nectogale elegans compared with Mustela lutreolina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Elegant Water Shrew Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Carnivora (carnivores)
Family Soricidae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Nectogale Mustela
Species Nectogale elegans Mustela lutreolina

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Indonesian Mountain Weasel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Elegant Water Shrew Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

No description available.

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

No description available.

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