comma vs Elegant Water Shrew

Polygonia c-album compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	comma	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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Soricidae
Genus	Polygonia	Nectogale
Species	Polygonia c-album	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

comma

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	comma	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

comma

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

comma

comma (Polygonia c-album) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.