Elegant Water Shrew vs Gambian Mongoose

Nectogale elegans compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Soricidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Nectogale	Mungos
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Gambian Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.