Elegant Water Shrew vs puccinellie de Nuttall

Nectogale elegans compared with Puccinellia nuttalliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	puccinellie de Nuttall
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nectogale	Puccinellia
Species	Nectogale elegans	Puccinellia nuttalliana

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

puccinellie de Nuttall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	puccinellie de Nuttall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puccinellie de Nuttall

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).