Elegant Water Shrew vs Irish Major

Nectogale elegans compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Nectogale	Oxycera
Species	Nectogale elegans	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.