Elegant Water Shrew vs Goliath Webcap

Nectogale elegans compared with Cortinarius praestans

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Goliath Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Cortinarius
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cortinarius praestans

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Goliath Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.