Elegant Water Shrew vs Species code: Rt

Nectogale elegans compared with Ruppia tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Species code: Rt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Ruppiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Ruppia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Ruppia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Rt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Species code: Rt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Rt

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.