dusky leaf monkey vs Elegant Water Shrew

Trachypithecus obscurus compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• dusky leaf monkey is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dusky leaf monkey	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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Trachypithecus	Nectogale
Species	Trachypithecus obscurus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

dusky leaf monkey and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

dusky leaf monkey

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dusky leaf monkey	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dusky leaf monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.