Elegant Water Shrew vs feathered brindle

Nectogale elegans compared with Aporophyla australis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while feathered brindle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	feathered brindle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Nectogale	Aporophyla
Species	Nectogale elegans	Aporophyla australis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

feathered brindle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	feathered brindle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

feathered brindle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.