Elegant Water Shrew vs Gouya Wushu

Nectogale elegans compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Gouya Wushu is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Gouya Wushu
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nectogale	Aeretes
Species	Nectogale elegans	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gouya Wushu

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Gouya Wushu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gouya Wushu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.