Elegant Water Shrew vs Post Dwarf Weaver

Nectogale elegans compared with Erigone atra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Post Dwarf Weaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Nectogale	Erigone
Species	Nectogale elegans	Erigone atra

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Post Dwarf Weaver share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Post Dwarf Weaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Post Dwarf Weaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Post Dwarf Weaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Ecuador).