Elegant Water Shrew vs Holly Leaf Split

Nectogale elegans compared with Lophodermium neesii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Holly Leaf Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Holly Leaf Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Nectogale	Lophodermium
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lophodermium neesii

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Holly Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Holly Leaf Split
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Holly Leaf Split