Elegant Water Shrew vs Panicled Bulrush

Nectogale elegans compared with Scirpus microcarpus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Panicled Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Scirpus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Scirpus microcarpus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicled Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Japan, Norway, and United States.