Elegant Water Shrew vs Northern Greater Galago

Nectogale elegans compared with Otolemur garnettii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Northern Greater Galago
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	Galagidae
Genus	Nectogale	Otolemur
Species	Nectogale elegans	Otolemur garnettii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Northern Greater Galago share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Northern Greater Galago
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Greater Galago

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.