Devil'S Dipstick vs Elegant Water Shrew

Mutinus elegans compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phallaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Mutinus	Nectogale
Species	Mutinus elegans	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.