Black-shouldered Opossum vs Malayan Water Shrew

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Chimarrogale
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.