Elegant Water Shrew vs Lyles flying fox

Nectogale elegans compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lyles flying fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nectogale	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.