Elegant Water Shrew vs Geometer Moth

Nectogale elegans compared with Cyclophora azorensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Geometer 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	Geometridae
Genus	Nectogale	Cyclophora
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cyclophora azorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Geometer Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Geometer Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Geometer Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.