Elegant Water Shrew vs Mountain Ermel

Nectogale elegans compared with Ethmia pyrausta

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Ermel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Mountain Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Nectogale	Ethmia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Ethmia pyrausta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ermel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Mountain Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.