Elegant Water Shrew vs Large Long-clawed Akodont

Nectogale elegans compared with Chelemys megalonyx

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Large Long-clawed Akodont is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Large Long-clawed Akodont
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Nectogale	Chelemys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Chelemys megalonyx

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Large Long-clawed Akodont share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large Long-clawed Akodont

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Large Long-clawed Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Long-clawed Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.