Elegant Water Shrew vs Window Acraea

Nectogale elegans compared with Acraea aglaonice

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Window Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nectogale	Acraea
Species	Nectogale elegans	Acraea aglaonice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Window Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Window Acraea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.