Elegant Water Shrew vs Petit diable

Nectogale elegans compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Petit diable is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Petit diable
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Nectogale	Mobula
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Petit diable

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Petit diable
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Petit diable