vs Elegant Water Shrew

Chaenotheca xyloxena compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• is Extinct while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Coniocybomycetes (Coniocybomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coniocybales (Coniocybales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Coniocybaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Chaenotheca	Nectogale
Species	Chaenotheca xyloxena	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

EX — Extinct

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 and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Chaenotheca xyloxena (Chaenotheca xyloxena) is a species in the genus Chaenotheca. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.