Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Eurasian water shrew

Anarta myrtilli compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (động vật) Animalia (động vật)
Phylum Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp) Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class Insecta (côn trùng) Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy) Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family Noctuidae Soricidae
Genus Anarta Neomys
Species Anarta myrtilli Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Eurasian water shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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