Elegant Water Shrew vs Giam

Nectogale elegans compared with Hopea forbesii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Giam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Giam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Hopea
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hopea forbesii

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Giam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.