Elegant Water Shrew vs Split Fibrecap

Nectogale elegans compared with Pseudosperma rimosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Split Fibrecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Inocybaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Pseudosperma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pseudosperma rimosum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Split Fibrecap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Split Fibrecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Split Fibrecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.