Devil weed vs Elegant Water Shrew

Sargassum horneri compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Devil weed is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil weed	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sargassaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Sargassum	Nectogale
Species	Sargassum horneri	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil weed	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.