Elegant Water Shrew vs 水鼩

Nectogale elegans compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	水鼩
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nectogale	Chimarrogale
Species	Nectogale elegans	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and 水鼩 share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

水鼩

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	水鼩
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

水鼩

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.