Elegant Water Shrew vs goldthread

Nectogale elegans compared with Coptis teeta

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while goldthread is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	goldthread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Soricidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Coptis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Coptis teeta

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

goldthread

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	goldthread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

goldthread

Habitat

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