Elegant Water Shrew vs false pepperwort
Nectogale elegans compared with Marsilea crenata
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Elegant Water Shrew | false pepperwort |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Plantae (Plants) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Mammalia (Mammals) | Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) |
| Order | Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) | Salviniales (Salviniales) |
| Family | Soricidae | Marsileaceae |
| Genus | Nectogale | Marsilea |
| Species | Nectogale elegans | Marsilea crenata |
Conservation Status
Elegant Water Shrew
LC — Least Concernfalse pepperwort
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Elegant Water Shrew | false pepperwort |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Elegant Water Shrew
Habitat
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
false pepperwort
Habitat
Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Range
Found in Indonesia.
Elegant Water Shrew
No description available.
false pepperwort
No description available.
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