Elegant Water Shrew vs Flaky Juniper

Nectogale elegans compared with Juniperus squamata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Flaky Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Juniperus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Juniperus squamata

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flaky Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flaky Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway.