Elegant Water Shrew vs Forest Lamb

Nectogale elegans compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Albatrellus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Forest Lamb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.