broom-tip vs Elegant Water Shrew

Chesias rufata compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• broom-tip is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom-tip	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	Chesias	Nectogale
Species	Chesias rufata	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

broom-tip and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

broom-tip

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom-tip	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broom-tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broom-tip

The Broom-Tip (Chesias rufata) is a species in the genus Chesias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.