vs Elegant Water Shrew

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Microcystaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Nectogale
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma es una cianobacteria unicelular que forma agregados coloniales en vainas gelatinosas con capas externas incrustadas de hierro. Habita ambientes de agua dulce ricos en hierro, incluidos manantiales, arroyos y humedales. Esta bacteria fotosintética produce energía mediante fotosíntesis oxigénica y contribuye a la formación de biopelículas en sustratos ricos en hierro.