Elegant Water Shrew vs Mentawai Langur

Nectogale elegans compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nectogale	Presbytis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Presbytis potenziani

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Mentawai Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.