Elegant Water Shrew vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Nectogale elegans compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Pipistrellus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Japanese Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.