Elegant Water Shrew vs New Zealand Sea Lion

Nectogale elegans compared with Phocarctos hookeri

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while New Zealand Sea Lion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	New Zealand Sea Lion
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	Otariidae
Genus	Nectogale	Phocarctos
Species	Nectogale elegans	Phocarctos hookeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and New Zealand Sea Lion share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

New Zealand Sea Lion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	New Zealand Sea Lion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Zealand Sea Lion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.