Elegant Water Shrew vs Violet Domecap

Nectogale elegans compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Calocybe
Species	Nectogale elegans	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Violet Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.