Elegant Water Shrew vs Flea beetle

Nectogale elegans compared with Psylliodes cucullatus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Flea beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Nectogale	Psylliodes
Species	Nectogale elegans	Psylliodes cucullatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flea beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.