Black-stemmed Goldendrop vs Elegant Water Shrew

Onosma nigricaulis compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Black-stemmed Goldendrop is Critically Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-stemmed Goldendrop	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boraginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Onosma	Nectogale
Species	Onosma nigricaulis	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Black-stemmed Goldendrop

CR — Critically Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-stemmed Goldendrop	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-stemmed Goldendrop

Habitat

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

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-stemmed Goldendrop

The Black-stemmed Goldendrop (Onosma nigricaulis) is a species in the genus Onosma. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.