Elegant Water Shrew vs Willow Tortrix

Nectogale elegans compared with Epinotia cruciana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Willow Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Nectogale	Epinotia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Epinotia cruciana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Willow Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.