Elegant Water Shrew vs Palawan Treeshrew

Nectogale elegans compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Soricidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Nectogale	Tupaia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Palawan Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.