Cazuza's Saki vs Elegant Water Shrew

Pithecia cazuzai compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Cazuza's Saki is Data Deficient while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cazuza's Saki	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pitheciidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pithecia	Nectogale
Species	Pithecia cazuzai	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Cazuza's Saki and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cazuza's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cazuza's Saki	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cazuza's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cazuza's Saki

The Cazuza's Saki (Pithecia cazuzai) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.