Elegant Water Shrew vs Equatorial Saki

Nectogale elegans compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Nectogale	Pithecia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pithecia aequatorialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Equatorial Saki share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.