vs Elegant Water Shrew

Diderma simplex compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didymiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Diderma	Nectogale
Species	Diderma simplex	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.