Elegant Water Shrew vs sharp-angled peacock

Nectogale elegans compared with Macaria alternata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	sharp-angled peacock
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	Macaria
Species	Nectogale elegans	Macaria alternata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and sharp-angled peacock share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

sharp-angled peacock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	sharp-angled peacock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-angled peacock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.