Elegant Water Shrew vs Nut Pine

Nectogale elegans compared with Pinus quadrifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Nut Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Nectogale	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pinus quadrifolia

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nut Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.