Elegant Water Shrew vs

Nectogale elegans compared with Pertusaria flavida

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Soricidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Pertusaria
Species	Nectogale elegans	Pertusaria flavida

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

EN — Endangered

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

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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