Dark Whiteface vs Elegant Water Shrew

Leucorrhinia albifrons compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Whiteface	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	Leucorrhinia	Nectogale
Species	Leucorrhinia albifrons	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.