Elegant Water Shrew vs Low Cyperus

Nectogale elegans compared with Cyperus diandrus

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Low Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Low Cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Cyperus
Species	Nectogale elegans	Cyperus diandrus

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Low Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.