Elegant Water Shrew vs Kirk's dik-dik

Nectogale elegans compared with Madoqua kirkii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Kirk's dik-dik
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nectogale	Madoqua
Species	Nectogale elegans	Madoqua kirkii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Kirk's dik-dik share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Kirk's dik-dik
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kirk's dik-dik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.