Elegant Water Shrew vs Spider Weevil

Nectogale elegans compared with Exomias araneiformis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Spider Weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Spider Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Exomias
Species	Nectogale elegans	Exomias araneiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spider Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Spider Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spider Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries).