Elegant Water Shrew vs Wrinkled Webcap

Nectogale elegans compared with Cortinarius livido-ochraceus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Wrinkled Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Wrinkled 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 livido-ochraceus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.