Argent & Sable vs Elegant Water Shrew

Rheumaptera hastata compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argent & Sable	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Geometridae	Soricidae
Genus	Rheumaptera	Nectogale
Species	Rheumaptera hastata	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Argent & Sable and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Argent & Sable

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argent & Sable	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argent & Sable

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Argent & Sable

The Argent & Sable, Rheumaptera hastata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.