Elegant Water Shrew vs Maple midget

Nectogale elegans compared with Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Maple midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Nectogale	Phyllonorycter
Species	Nectogale elegans	Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Maple midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Maple midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Russia, and Sweden.