Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser devilray

Nectogale elegans compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Nectogale	Mobula
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray