Elegant Water Shrew vs Lilac Dapperling

Nectogale elegans compared with Cystolepiota bucknallii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Lilac Dapperling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lilac Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nectogale	Cystolepiota
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cystolepiota bucknallii

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lilac Dapperling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lilac Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lilac Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.