Elegant Water Shrew vs Fossa

Nectogale elegans compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Soricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Nectogale	Cryptoprocta
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.