downy hemp-nettle vs Elegant Water Shrew

Galeopsis pubescens compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• downy hemp-nettle is Not Evaluated while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	downy hemp-nettle	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lamiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Galeopsis	Nectogale
Species	Galeopsis pubescens	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

downy hemp-nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	downy hemp-nettle	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

downy hemp-nettle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.