Elegant Water Shrew vs Variable Bluet

Nectogale elegans compared with Coenagrion pulchellum

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Variable Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Coenagrion
Species	Nectogale elegans	Coenagrion pulchellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Variable Bluet

Variable Bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.