Elegant Water Shrew vs Lumpy Bracket

Nectogale elegans compared with Trametes gibbosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Lumpy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Trametes
Species	Nectogale elegans	Trametes gibbosa

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Lumpy Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).