Elegant Water Shrew vs Olinguito

Nectogale elegans compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Olinguito
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Soricidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Nectogale	Bassaricyon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Bassaricyon neblina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.