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 (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
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. (lớp Thú)

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.