Beach Pea vs Elegant Water Shrew

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Nectogale
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.