Elegant Water Shrew vs Japanese Weasel

Nectogale elegans compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Weasel
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	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nectogale	Mustela
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mustela itatsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Japanese Weasel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.