Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Elegant Water Shrew

Artibeus gnomus compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Artibeus	Nectogale
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.