Bog Sandwort vs Elegant Water Shrew

Sabulina stricta compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Sandwort	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Sabulina	Nectogale
Species	Sabulina stricta	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Bog Sandwort

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Sandwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Sandwort

The Bog Sandwort (Sabulina stricta) is a species in the genus Sabulina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.