Elegant Water Shrew vs lackey moth

Nectogale elegans compared with Malacosoma neustria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	lackey 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	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Nectogale	Malacosoma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Malacosoma neustria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

lackey moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	lackey moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lackey moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.