Elegant Water Shrew vs Lemur Cariancho

Nectogale elegans compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lemur Cariancho is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lemur Cariancho
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Nectogale	Hapalemur
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hapalemur aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lemur Cariancho

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lemur Cariancho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemur Cariancho

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.