Elegant Water Shrew vs

Nectogale elegans compared with Graphis elegans

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Soricidae	Graphidaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Graphis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Graphis elegans

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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