Raie étoilée vs Elegant Water Shrew

Raja asterias compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Raie étoilée is Near Threatened while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raie étoilée	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rajidae	Soricidae
Genus	Raja	Nectogale
Species	Raja asterias	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Raie étoilée and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Raie étoilée

NT — Near Threatened

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raie étoilée	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raie étoilée

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raie étoilée

The Atlantic starry skate (Raja asterias) is a species in the genus Raja. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.