Elegant Water Shrew vs Papión Negro

Nectogale elegans compared with Papio hamadryas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Papión Negro
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	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nectogale	Papio
Species	Nectogale elegans	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Papión Negro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Papión Negro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papión Negro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.