Elegant Water Shrew vs Eurasian water shrew

Nectogale elegans compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nectogale	Neomys
Species	Nectogale elegans	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.