Elegant Water Shrew vs Goldman's Nectar Bat

Nectogale elegans compared with Lonchophylla mordax

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Goldman's Nectar Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Goldman's Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nectogale	Lonchophylla
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lonchophylla mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Goldman's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Goldman's Nectar Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Goldman's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goldman's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.