Elegant Water Shrew vs lièvre d'Amérique

Nectogale elegans compared with Lepus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	lièvre d'Amérique
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	Lepus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and lièvre d'Amérique share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

lièvre d'Amérique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	lièvre d'Amérique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lièvre d'Amérique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.