Elegant Water Shrew vs Psyllid

Nectogale elegans compared with Cacopsylla peregrina

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Psyllid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Psyllid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Psyllidae
Genus	Nectogale	Cacopsylla
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cacopsylla peregrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Psyllid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Psyllid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Psyllid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.