Elegant Water Shrew vs Stygian Shadowdragon

Nectogale elegans compared with Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Stygian Shadowdragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Nectogale	Neurocordulia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stygian Shadowdragon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Stygian Shadowdragon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stygian Shadowdragon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.