Elegant Water Shrew vs Forest pathogen

Nectogale elegans compared with Venturia saliciperda

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Forest pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Forest pathogen
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Nectogale	Venturia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Venturia saliciperda

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and Forest pathogen share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Forest pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest pathogen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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