Carrot Flat-body vs Elegant Water Shrew

Depressaria douglasella compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Carrot Flat-body is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrot Flat-body	Elegant 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	Depressariidae	Soricidae
Genus	Depressaria	Nectogale
Species	Depressaria douglasella	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Carrot Flat-body and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Carrot Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrot Flat-body	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrot Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrot Flat-body

The Carrot Flat-body (Depressaria douglasella) is a species in the genus Depressaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.