Elegant Water Shrew vs Ornate Flying Fox

Nectogale elegans compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ornate Flying Fox
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nectogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.