Cudbear vs Elegant Water Shrew

Ochrolechia tartarea compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Cudbear is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cudbear	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ochrolechiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ochrolechia	Nectogale
Species	Ochrolechia tartarea	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

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

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.