Devil'S Urn vs Elegant Water Shrew

Urnula craterium compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Urnula	Nectogale
Species	Urnula craterium	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

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