Elegant Water Shrew vs Golden Lion Tamarin

Nectogale elegans compared with Leontopithecus rosalia

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Golden Lion Tamarin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden Lion Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Nectogale	Leontopithecus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Leontopithecus rosalia

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Golden Lion Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Golden Lion Tamarin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden Lion Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Lion Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.