Elegant Water Shrew vs Poplar Bracket

Nectogale elegans compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Oxyporus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.