Elegant Water Shrew vs Powderpuff Bracket

Nectogale elegans compared with Postia ptychogaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Powderpuff Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Postia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Postia ptychogaster

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

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

Range

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