Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Nectogale elegans compared with Myotis blythii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Myotis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Myotis blythii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.