vs Elegant Water Shrew

Asteromphalus hookeri compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterolamprales (Asterolamprales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asterolampraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Asteromphalus	Nectogale
Species	Asteromphalus hookeri	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asteromphalus hookeri is a species in the genus Asteromphalus. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.