Elegant Water Shrew vs Prickly Juniper

Nectogale elegans compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Juniperus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Prickly Juniper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.