Elegant Water Shrew vs Hazel Bracket

Nectogale elegans compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Skeletocutis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.