Elegant Water Shrew vs Variable Dancer

Nectogale elegans compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Odonata (잠자리)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nectogale	Argia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.