Elegant Water Shrew vs rough top shell

Nectogale elegans compared with Jujubinus exasperatus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while rough top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	rough top shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Soricidae	Trochidae
Genus	Nectogale	Jujubinus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Jujubinus exasperatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and rough top shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

rough top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	rough top shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Turkey) and Europe (7 countries).