Elegant Water Shrew vs Hairy Bracket

Nectogale elegans compared with Trametes hirsuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Hairy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Trametes
Species	Nectogale elegans	Trametes hirsuta

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.