Elegant Water Shrew vs Shield Dapperling

Nectogale elegans compared with Lepiota clypeolaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Shield 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	Lepiota
Species	Nectogale elegans	Lepiota clypeolaria

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shield Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.