Brittlestem hempnettle vs Elegant Water Shrew

Galeopsis tetrahit compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittlestem hempnettle	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lamiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Galeopsis	Nectogale
Species	Galeopsis tetrahit	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Brittlestem hempnettle

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brittlestem hempnettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittlestem hempnettle

The Brittlestem hempnettle (Galeopsis tetrahit) is a species in the genus Galeopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.