Elegant Water Shrew vs Plum pine

Nectogale elegans compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Podocarpus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.