Dew-Thread vs Elegant Water Shrew

Drosera filiformis compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dew-Thread	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Droseraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Drosera	Nectogale
Species	Drosera filiformis	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dew-Thread	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dew-Thread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.