Elegant Water Shrew vs Shadowed Waxcap

Nectogale elegans compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Shadowed Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Nectogale	Hygrocybe
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Shadowed Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.