Elegant Water Shrew vs gold spangle

Nectogale elegans compared with Autographa bractea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	gold spangle
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	Autographa
Species	Nectogale elegans	Autographa bractea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

gold spangle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	gold spangle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gold spangle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.