Elegant Water Shrew vs Pine Bonnet

Nectogale elegans compared with Mycena silvae-nigrae

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Pine Bonnet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Pine Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Mycena
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mycena silvae-nigrae

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pine Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Bonnet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.