Elegant Water Shrew vs

Nectogale elegans compared with Hyphoderma involutum

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Polyporales (полипоровые)
Family	Soricidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Nectogale	Hyphoderma
Species	Nectogale elegans	Hyphoderma involutum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

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