Elegant Water Shrew vs Spring Hazelcup

Nectogale elegans compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Encoelia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Spring Hazelcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Hazelcup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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