Elegant Water Shrew vs sharp-angled cone

Nectogale elegans compared with Conus acutangulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	sharp-angled cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Soricidae	Conidae
Genus	Nectogale	Conus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Conus acutangulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and sharp-angled cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

sharp-angled cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	sharp-angled cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-angled cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in South Africa.