Elegant Water Shrew vs Ogilby's Duiker

Nectogale elegans compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nectogale	Cephalophus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Ogilby's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ogilby's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.