Elegant Water Shrew vs Mexican cottontail

Nectogale elegans compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Soricidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Nectogale	Sylvilagus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.