Elegant Water Shrew vs Weevil

Nectogale elegans compared with Sitona cylindricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Sitona
Species	Nectogale elegans	Sitona cylindricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).