Elegant Water Shrew vs Highveld Golden Mole

Nectogale elegans compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Nectogale	Amblysomus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Highveld Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.