Elegant Water Shrew vs Variable Darner

Nectogale elegans compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Nectogale	Aeshna
Species	Nectogale elegans	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.