vs Elegant Water Shrew

Calliacantha simplex compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Acanthoecidae	Soricidae
Genus	Calliacantha	Nectogale
Species	Calliacantha simplex	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The (Calliacantha simplex) is a species in the genus Calliacantha. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.