Elegant Water Shrew vs Violet Webcap

Nectogale elegans compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Violet Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Cortinarius
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cortinarius violaceus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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