Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Nectogale elegans compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Dog-like 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Nectogale	Peropteryx
Species	Nectogale elegans	Peropteryx macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lesser Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.