Elegant Water Shrew vs Parasol Tree

Nectogale elegans compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Soricidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Polyscias
Species	Nectogale elegans	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasol Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.