Button-Willow vs Elegant Water Shrew

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button-Willow Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Rubiaceae Soricidae
Genus Cephalanthus Nectogale
Species Cephalanthus occidentalis Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button-Willow Elegant Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Elegant Water Shrew

No description available.

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