Elegant Water Shrew vs Microphysid bug

Nectogale elegans compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Microphysidae
Genus	Nectogale	Loricula
Species	Nectogale elegans	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Microphysid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.