Elegant Water Shrew vs Pixie Foam

Nectogale elegans compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Nectogale	Stereocaulon
Species	Nectogale elegans	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pixie Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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