Elegant Water Shrew vs Isarog Chrotomys

Nectogale elegans compared with Chrotomys gonzalesi

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Isarog Chrotomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Isarog Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Chrotomys gonzalesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Isarog Chrotomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Isarog Chrotomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Isarog Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.