Elegant Water Shrew vs Willow Poisonpie

Nectogale elegans compared with Hebeloma vaccinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Willow Poisonpie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Nectogale	Hebeloma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hebeloma vaccinum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Willow Poisonpie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Poisonpie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.