Elegant Water Shrew vs Welsh Wave

Nectogale elegans compared with Venusia cambrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Welsh Wave
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	Venusia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Venusia cambrica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Welsh Wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Welsh Wave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).