vs Elegant Water Shrew

Arrhenia lobata compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Arrhenia	Nectogale
Species	Arrhenia lobata	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The , Arrhenia lobata, is a species. It is currently assessed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.