Dark Spreadwing vs Elegant Water Shrew

Lestes macrostigma compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Spreadwing	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	Lestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Lestes	Nectogale
Species	Lestes macrostigma	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Spreadwing	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.