Elegant Water Shrew vs Pea Withe

Nectogale elegans compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Pea Withe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Rhynchosia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pea Withe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.