Elegant Water Shrew vs laîche des montagnes

Nectogale elegans compared with Carex montana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	laîche des montagnes
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Carex
Species	Nectogale elegans	Carex montana

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

laîche des montagnes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	laîche des montagnes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

laîche des montagnes

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).