Elegant Water Shrew vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Nectogale elegans compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Greater Bamboo Lemur
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	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Nectogale	Prolemur
Species	Nectogale elegans	Prolemur simus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Greater Bamboo Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.