Alpine Rustwort vs Elegant Water Shrew

Gymnomitrion alpinum compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Alpine Rustwort is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rustwort	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Gymnomitrion	Nectogale
Species	Gymnomitrion alpinum	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Alpine Rustwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rustwort	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Rustwort

The Alpine Rustwort (Gymnomitrion alpinum) is a species in the genus Gymnomitrion. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.