Elegant Water Shrew vs Golden Bamboo Lemur

Nectogale elegans compared with Hapalemur aureus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Golden Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Primates (приматы)
Family	Soricidae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Nectogale	Hapalemur
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hapalemur aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Golden Bamboo Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Golden Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Golden Bamboo Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Bamboo Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.