Elegant Water Shrew vs red underwing

Nectogale elegans compared with Catocala nupta

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while red underwing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	red underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Erebidae
Genus	Nectogale	Catocala
Species	Nectogale elegans	Catocala nupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

red underwing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	red underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.