Elegant Water Shrew vs sedgling

Nectogale elegans compared with Nehalennia speciosa

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while sedgling is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	sedgling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Nehalennia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Nehalennia speciosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

sedgling

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sedgling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).