Elegant Water Shrew vs Grevy's zebra

Nectogale elegans compared with Equus grevyi

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Grevy's zebra is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Grevy's zebra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Nectogale	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Equus grevyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Grevy's zebra share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Grevy's zebra

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Grevy's zebra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grevy's zebra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.