Elegant Water Shrew vs Netted Nutrush

Nectogale elegans compared with Scleria reticularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Netted Nutrush
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	Scleria
Species	Nectogale elegans	Scleria reticularis

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Netted Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.