Elegant Water Shrew vs Potto

Nectogale elegans compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Potto
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	Lorisidae
Genus	Nectogale	Perodicticus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.