Elegant Water Shrew vs toninha

Nectogale elegans compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	toninha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Soricidae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Nectogale	Pontoporia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pontoporia blainvillei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

toninha

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toninha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.