Chirique-Flusse Treefrog vs Elegant Water Shrew

Boana pugnax compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chirique-Flusse Treefrog	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hylidae	Soricidae
Genus	Boana	Nectogale
Species	Boana pugnax	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chirique-Flusse Treefrog and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chirique-Flusse Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chirique-Flusse Treefrog	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chirique-Flusse Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chirique-Flusse Treefrog

The Chirique-flusse Treefrog (Boana pugnax) is a species in the genus Boana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.