Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Elegant Water Shrew

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Acacia	Nectogale
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.