Dover Dwarf vs Elegant Water Shrew

Perittia farinella compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dover Dwarf	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	Elachistidae	Soricidae
Genus	Perittia	Nectogale
Species	Perittia farinella	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dover Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dover Dwarf	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dover Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.