Ecuadorean Akodont vs Elegant Water Shrew

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Akodont	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Neomicroxus	Nectogale
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Akodont and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Akodont	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Akodont

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.