Confusing Fold Truffle vs Elegant Water Shrew

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Discinaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnotrya	Nectogale
Species	Hydnotrya confusa	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.