Elegant Water Shrew vs marsh dagger

Nectogale elegans compared with Acronicta strigosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	marsh dagger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Nectogale	Acronicta
Species	Nectogale elegans	Acronicta strigosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

marsh dagger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	marsh dagger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh dagger

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.