Elegant Water Shrew vs Tufted Bracket

Nectogale elegans compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Fuscoporia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Tufted Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.