Elegant Water Shrew vs

Nectogale elegans compared with Planothidium robustius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Achnanthales (Achnanthales)
Family	Soricidae	Achnanthidiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Planothidium
Species	Nectogale elegans	Planothidium robustius

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.