Elegant Water Shrew vs Ruby Dapperling

Nectogale elegans compared with Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Ruby Dapperling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Ruby Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nectogale	Leucoagaricus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Taiwan, and United States.