Elegant Water Shrew vs Fodder Pea

Nectogale elegans compared with Lathyrus annuus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Fodder Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Fodder Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Lathyrus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lathyrus annuus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fodder Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Fodder Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fodder Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (13 countries), and South America (Brazil).