dark umber vs Elegant Water Shrew

Philereme transversata compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• dark umber is Near Threatened while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dark umber	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	Geometridae	Soricidae
Genus	Philereme	Nectogale
Species	Philereme transversata	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

dark umber

NT — Near Threatened

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dark umber	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dark umber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.