aunette vs Elegant Water Shrew

Acronicta alni compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aunette	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Acronicta	Nectogale
Species	Acronicta alni	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

aunette

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

aunette

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

aunette

The Alder moth (Acronicta alni) is a species in the genus Acronicta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.