Elegant Water Shrew vs Poplar Leaf Curl

Nectogale elegans compared with Taphrina populina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Poplar Leaf Curl
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)
Family	Soricidae	Taphrinaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Taphrina
Species	Nectogale elegans	Taphrina populina

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Leaf Curl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Poplar Leaf Curl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Leaf Curl

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.