Elegant Water Shrew vs Willow Tarspot

Nectogale elegans compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Nectogale	Rhytisma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.