Elegant Water Shrew vs Lesser Gray Legs

Nectogale elegans compared with Physcia pumilior

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser Gray Legs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Gray Legs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Soricidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Physcia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Physcia pumilior

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Gray Legs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lesser Gray Legs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Gray Legs

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.