Elegant Water Shrew vs Ghost Shield

Nectogale elegans compared with Pluteus pellitus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ghost Shield is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ghost Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Pluteus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pluteus pellitus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Ghost Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ghost Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.