Elegant Water Shrew vs Marsh Dwarf

Nectogale elegans compared with Elachista alpinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Marsh Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Nectogale	Elachista
Species	Nectogale elegans	Elachista alpinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Marsh Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.