Elegant Water Shrew vs Nimba otter shrew

Nectogale elegans compared with Micropotamogale lamottei

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Nimba otter shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Nimba otter shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Soricidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Nectogale	Micropotamogale
Species	Nectogale elegans	Micropotamogale lamottei

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Nimba otter shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nimba otter shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Nimba otter shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nimba otter shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.