Elegant Water Shrew vs Panther Chameleon

Nectogale elegans compared with Furcifer pardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Panther Chameleon
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	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Soricidae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Nectogale	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Furcifer pardalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Panther Chameleon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Panther Chameleon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	45 cm
Average Weight	—	180 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Panther Chameleon

豹变色龙（Furcifer pardalis）原产于马达加斯加，是色彩最为鲜艳的爬行动物之一。雄性尤其能展示出生动多彩的颜色变化。