Elegant Water Shrew vs Greater Bandicoot Rat

Nectogale elegans compared with Bandicota indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Greater Bandicoot Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nectogale	Bandicota
Species	Nectogale elegans	Bandicota indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Greater Bandicoot Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Greater Bandicoot Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.