Elegant Water Shrew vs triangular-leaved thread moss

Nectogale elegans compared with Meesia hexasticha

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while triangular-leaved thread moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	triangular-leaved thread moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Splachnales (Splachnales)
Family	Soricidae	Meesiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Meesia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Meesia hexasticha

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

triangular-leaved thread moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	triangular-leaved thread moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

triangular-leaved thread moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.