Ecuador Red Brocket vs Elegant Water Shrew

Mazama rufina compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Soricidae
Genus	Mazama	Nectogale
Species	Mazama rufina	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.