Elegant Water Shrew vs Scallop Shell

Nectogale elegans compared with Rheumaptera undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Scallop Shell
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	Rheumaptera
Species	Nectogale elegans	Rheumaptera undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scallop Shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Scallop Shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scallop Shell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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