Elegant Water Shrew vs Kroon's Skipper

Nectogale elegans compared with Calleagris krooni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Kroon's Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Nectogale	Calleagris
Species	Nectogale elegans	Calleagris krooni

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Kroon's Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Kroon's Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Kroon's Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kroon's Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.