Elegant Water Shrew vs Immodest Map Lichen

Nectogale elegans compared with Rhizocarpon submodestum

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Immodest Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Immodest Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Rhizocarpon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Rhizocarpon submodestum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Immodest Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Immodest Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Immodest Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.