Elegant Water Shrew vs Owlet Moth

Nectogale elegans compared with Noctua atlantica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Owlet Moth
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	Noctua
Species	Nectogale elegans	Noctua atlantica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Owlet Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Owlet Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Owlet Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.