Elegant Water Shrew vs Millipede

Nectogale elegans compared with Cylindroiulus truncorum

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Julida (Julida)
Family	Soricidae	Julidae
Genus	Nectogale	Cylindroiulus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cylindroiulus truncorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).