Elegant Water Shrew vs Thyme Pug

Nectogale elegans compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Thyme Pug
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	Eupithecia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Thyme Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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