chilte vs Elegant Water Shrew

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

  • chilte is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank chilte Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Euphorbiaceae Soricidae
Genus Cnidoscolus Nectogale
Species Cnidoscolus elasticus Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute chilte Elegant Water Shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elegant Water Shrew

No description available.

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