Elegant Water Shrew vs rusty wave

Nectogale elegans compared with Idaea inquinata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while rusty wave is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	rusty wave
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	Idaea
Species	Nectogale elegans	Idaea inquinata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

rusty wave

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	rusty wave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rusty wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).