Rat à grosse queue vs Elegant Water Shrew

Zyzomys pedunculatus compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Rat à grosse queue is Critically Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rat à grosse queue	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Zyzomys	Nectogale
Species	Zyzomys pedunculatus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Rat à grosse queue and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Rat à grosse queue

CR — Critically Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rat à grosse queue	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rat à grosse queue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat à grosse queue

The Central Australian Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a species in the genus Zyzomys. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.