Elegant Water Shrew vs Ornate Cuscus

Nectogale elegans compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Soricidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Nectogale	Phalanger
Species	Nectogale elegans	Phalanger ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ornate Cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.