Elegant Water Shrew vs Ringed Border

Nectogale elegans compared with Stegania cararia

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ringed Border is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ringed Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Nectogale	Stegania
Species	Nectogale elegans	Stegania cararia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ringed Border

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ringed Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ringed Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.