Elegant Water Shrew vs Fool's Conecap

Nectogale elegans compared with Conocybe filaris

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Fool's Conecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Fool's Conecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Conocybe
Species	Nectogale elegans	Conocybe filaris

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fool's Conecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Fool's Conecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fool's Conecap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.