Elegant Water Shrew vs Hurleur du Maranhao

Nectogale elegans compared with Alouatta ululata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hurleur du Maranhao
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	Atelidae
Genus	Nectogale	Alouatta
Species	Nectogale elegans	Alouatta ululata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Hurleur du Maranhao share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Hurleur du Maranhao
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hurleur du Maranhao

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.