Common Bluetail vs De Winton's Shrew

Ischnura elegans compared with Chodsigoa hypsibia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Bluetail	De Winton's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ischnura	Chodsigoa
Species	Ischnura elegans	Chodsigoa hypsibia

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Bluetail and De Winton's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Bluetail

LC — Least Concern

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Bluetail	De Winton's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Bluetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Bluetail

Common Bluetail (Ischnura elegans) 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.