Elegant Water Shrew vs Plain Conch

Nectogale elegans compared with Phtheochroa inopiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Plain Conch
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	Phtheochroa
Species	Nectogale elegans	Phtheochroa inopiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plain Conch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.