Desert Bandicoot vs Elegant Water Shrew

Perameles eremiana compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Peramelidae	Soricidae
Genus	Perameles	Nectogale
Species	Perameles eremiana	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Bandicoot and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.