Dancing Dropwing vs Elegant Water Shrew

Trithemis pallidinervis compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dancing Dropwing	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Libellulidae	Soricidae
Genus	Trithemis	Nectogale
Species	Trithemis pallidinervis	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dancing Dropwing	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.