Elegant Water Shrew vs Hardhack

Nectogale elegans compared with Spiraea tomentosa

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Hardhack is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hardhack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Nectogale	Spiraea
Species	Nectogale elegans	Spiraea tomentosa

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hardhack

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hardhack

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).