Elegant Water Shrew vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Nectogale elegans compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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	Eupleridae
Genus	Nectogale	Mungotictis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mungotictis decemlineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Narrow-striped Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.