Elegant Water Shrew vs Golden palm civit

Nectogale elegans compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden palm civit
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	Viverridae
Genus	Nectogale	Paradoxurus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden palm civit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.