Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Nectogale elegans compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Harpiocephalus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Harpiocephalus harpia

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lesser Hairy-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.