Elegant Water Shrew vs Panamic stingray

Nectogale elegans compared with Urotrygon aspidura

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Panamic stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Panamic stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Nectogale	Urotrygon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Urotrygon aspidura

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Panamic stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Panamic stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Panamic stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panamic stingray