Elegant Water Shrew vs polygamous hook moss

Nectogale elegans compared with Drepanocladus polygamus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	polygamous hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Drepanocladus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Drepanocladus polygamus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

polygamous hook moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	polygamous hook moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

polygamous hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).