Elegant Water Shrew vs Hourglass Dolphin

Nectogale elegans compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Soricidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Nectogale	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Hourglass Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.