Elegant Water Shrew vs Maned wolf

Nectogale elegans compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Maned wolf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Maned wolf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Nectogale	Chrysocyon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Maned wolf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Maned wolf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maned wolf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.