Elegant Water Shrew vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Nectogale elegans compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Guinean Arvicanthis
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nectogale	Arvicanthis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Arvicanthis rufinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Guinean Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinean Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.