Elegant Water Shrew vs

Nectogale elegans compared with Pseudolithoderma subextensum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ralfsiales (Ralfsiales)
Family	Soricidae	Ralfsiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Pseudolithoderma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pseudolithoderma subextensum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.