Elegant Water Shrew vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Nectogale elegans compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nectogale	Funisciurus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Funisciurus substriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Kintampo Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.