Elegant Water Shrew vs Willow Deceiver

Nectogale elegans compared with Laccaria pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Willow Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Laccaria
Species	Nectogale elegans	Laccaria pumila

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Willow Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	Willow Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.