Elegant Water Shrew vs False Turkey-Tail

Nectogale elegans compared with Stereum ostrea

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	False Turkey-Tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Stereum
Species	Nectogale elegans	Stereum ostrea

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	False Turkey-Tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.