Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Nectogale elegans compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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 same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nectogale	Crocidura
Species	Nectogale elegans	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).