Devil's Fingers vs Elegant Water Shrew

Clathrus archeri compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Fingers	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	Clathrus	Nectogale
Species	Clathrus archeri	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Fingers	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.