Brazilian rosewood vs Elegant Water Shrew

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Laurales (クスノキ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Lauraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aniba	Nectogale
Species	Aniba rosaeodora	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian rosewood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian rosewood

The Brazilian rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora) is a species in the genus Aniba. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the