Elegant Water Shrew vs Golden Thomasomys

Nectogale elegans compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nectogale	Thomasomys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Thomasomys aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.