Elegant Water Shrew vs Indian Pangolin

Nectogale elegans compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Soricidae	Manidae
Genus	Nectogale	Manis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Manis crassicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Indian Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.