Elegant Water Shrew vs false mocha

Nectogale elegans compared with Cyclophora porata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	false mocha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Nectogale	Cyclophora
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cyclophora porata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

false mocha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	false mocha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false mocha

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.