Elegant Water Shrew vs Julia Creek dunnart

Nectogale elegans compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Nectogale	Sminthopsis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Sminthopsis douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Julia Creek dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Julia Creek dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.