Elegant Water Shrew vs False Cacao Moth

Nectogale elegans compared with Ephestia woodiella

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while False Cacao Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	False Cacao Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Nectogale	Ephestia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Ephestia woodiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and False Cacao Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

False Cacao Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	False Cacao Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Cacao Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.