Elegant Water Shrew vs Pine Bell

Nectogale elegans compared with Epinotia rubiginosana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Pine Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Nectogale	Epinotia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Epinotia rubiginosana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pine Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Pine Bell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.