Elegant Water Shrew vs Large Ringlet

Nectogale elegans compared with Erebia euryale

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Large Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nectogale	Erebia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Erebia euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Large Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries).