Elegant Water Shrew vs Lowland Tapir

Nectogale elegans compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Nectogale	Tapirus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.