Elegant Water Shrew vs Plain Clay

Nectogale elegans compared with Eugnorisma depuncta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Plain Clay
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	Eugnorisma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Eugnorisma depuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Plain Clay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.