Elegant Water Shrew vs Hairy-nosed otter

Nectogale elegans compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nectogale	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.