Crowned Pixie-Cup vs Elegant Water Shrew

Cladonia carneola compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

Crowned Pixie-Cup is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Pixie-Cup	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cladonia	Nectogale
Species	Cladonia carneola	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Crowned Pixie-Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Pixie-Cup	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Pixie-Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.