Elegant Water Shrew vs Red Gyroporus

Nectogale elegans compared with Gyroporus purpurinus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Red Gyroporus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Red Gyroporus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Gyroporaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Gyroporus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Gyroporus purpurinus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Gyroporus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Gyroporus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.