Elegant Water Shrew vs rough bindweed

Nectogale elegans compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Smilax
Species	Nectogale elegans	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.