Elegant Water Shrew vs Silver Colonel

Nectogale elegans compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Nectogale	Odontomyia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Silver Colonel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.