Elegant Water Shrew vs Translucent Pearl

Nectogale elegans compared with Paratalanta hyalinalis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Translucent Pearl is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Translucent Pearl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Crambidae
Genus	Nectogale	Paratalanta
Species	Nectogale elegans	Paratalanta hyalinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Translucent Pearl

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Translucent Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Translucent Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.