Cercopiteco dryas vs Elegant Water Shrew

Chlorocebus dryas compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Cercopiteco dryas is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cercopiteco dryas	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Nectogale
Species	Chlorocebus dryas	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cercopiteco dryas

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cercopiteco dryas	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cercopiteco dryas

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.