Elegant Water Shrew vs

Nectogale elegans compared with Pseudocyphellaria intricata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Soricidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pseudocyphellaria intricata

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.