Elegant Water Shrew vs mountain zebra

Nectogale elegans compared with Equus zebra

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while mountain zebra is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	mountain zebra
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	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Nectogale	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Equus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

mountain zebra

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	mountain zebra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain zebra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.