Elegant Water Shrew vs Ibo coffee

Nectogale elegans compared with Coffea zanguebariae

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ibo coffee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ibo coffee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Coffea
Species	Nectogale elegans	Coffea zanguebariae

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ibo coffee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ibo coffee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Eswatini. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.