Elegant Water Shrew vs Gray Pug

Nectogale elegans compared with Eupithecia subfuscata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray Pug
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	Eupithecia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Eupithecia subfuscata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray Pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Gray Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).