Elegant Water Shrew vs Falkland Island fox

Nectogale elegans compared with Dusicyon australis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Falkland Island fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Falkland Island fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Nectogale	Dusicyon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Dusicyon australis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Falkland Island fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Falkland Island fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Falkland Island fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.