Elegant Water Shrew vs Forked Aster

Nectogale elegans compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nectogale	Eurybia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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