Cronquists's Cornflower vs Elegant Water Shrew

Psephellus cronquistii compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Cronquists's Cornflower is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cronquists's Cornflower	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Psephellus	Nectogale
Species	Psephellus cronquistii	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Cronquists's Cornflower

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cronquists's Cornflower	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cronquists's Cornflower

Habitat

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

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.