Angular rough shark vs Elegant Water Shrew

Oxynotus centrina compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Angular rough shark is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angular rough shark	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Oxynotidae	Soricidae
Genus	Oxynotus	Nectogale
Species	Oxynotus centrina	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Angular rough shark and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Angular rough shark

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angular rough shark	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angular rough shark

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angular rough shark

The Angular rough shark (Oxynotus centrina) is a species in the genus Oxynotus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.