Elegant Water Shrew vs Greater Chinese Mole

Nectogale elegans compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Greater Chinese Mole
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 same	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Soricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Nectogale	Euroscaptor
Species	Nectogale elegans	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Soricomorpha. (トガリネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.