Elegant Water Shrew vs Ray

Nectogale elegans compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Nectogale	Atlantoraja
Species	Nectogale elegans	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray