Bugle Marble vs Elegant Water Shrew

Endothenia ustulana compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Bugle Marble is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bugle Marble	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	Tortricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Endothenia	Nectogale
Species	Endothenia ustulana	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bugle Marble and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bugle Marble

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bugle Marble	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bugle Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Bugle Marble

The Bugle Marble (Endothenia ustulana) is a species in the genus Endothenia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.