Elegant Water Shrew vs Stalked Rosette

Nectogale elegans compared with Cotylidia undulata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Stalked Rosette is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Stalked Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Cotylidia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cotylidia undulata

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stalked Rosette

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Stalked Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stalked Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.