Elegant Water Shrew vs Snapping Bonnet

Nectogale elegans compared with Mycena vitilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Snapping Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Mycena
Species	Nectogale elegans	Mycena vitilis

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Snapping Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Snapping Bonnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snapping Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.