Elegant Water Shrew vs Malaysian Weasel

Nectogale elegans compared with Mustela nudipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Malaysian 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 nudipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malaysian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Malaysian Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malaysian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.