Elegant Water Shrew vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Nectogale elegans compared with Apodemus speciosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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 speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Large Japanese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.