Elegant Water Shrew vs

Nectogale elegans compared with Microbotryum violaceum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Soricidae	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Microbotryum
Species	Nectogale elegans	Microbotryum violaceum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).