Elegant Water Shrew vs Florida arrowroot

Nectogale elegans compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Soricidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Zamia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Florida arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot