Elegant Water Shrew vs Speckled Script-Lichen

Nectogale elegans compared with Schismatomma ricasolii

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Speckled Script-Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Speckled Script-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Soricidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Schismatomma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Schismatomma ricasolii

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Script-Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Speckled Script-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Script-Lichen