Boissier's Psephellus vs Elegant Water Shrew

Psephellus boissieri compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Boissier's Psephellus is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boissier's Psephellus	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Psephellus	Nectogale
Species	Psephellus boissieri	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Boissier's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boissier's Psephellus	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boissier's Psephellus

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.

Boissier's Psephellus

The Boissier's Psephellus (Psephellus boissieri) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.