Elegant Water Shrew vs European Mink

Nectogale elegans compared with Mustela lutreola

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while European Mink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	European Mink
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nectogale	Mustela
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mustela lutreola

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and European Mink share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

European Mink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	European Mink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European Mink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).