Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Soricomorpha Gregory, 1910 see Suborder Soricomorpha Gregory, 1910 Family Soricidae Fischer, 1814 - shrews Subfamily Soricinae Fischer, 1814 Tribe Nectogalini Anderson, 1879 Genus Nectogale Milne-Edwards, 1870 - web-footed water shrew Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870 - elegant water shrew