Elegant Water Shrew vs Layered Cup

Nectogale elegans compared with Peziza varia

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Layered Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Layered Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Peziza
Species	Nectogale elegans	Peziza varia

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Layered Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Layered Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Layered Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.