Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser Capybara

Nectogale elegans compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Soricidae	Caviidae
Genus	Nectogale	Hydrochoerus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Lesser Capybara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Capybara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.