Elegant Water Shrew vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Nectogale elegans compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Pacific Spiny-rat
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	Echimyidae
Genus	Nectogale	Proechimys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Pacific Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.