Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Bornean Water Shrew

Caluromys philander compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Bornean Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Caluromys	Chimarrogale
Species	Caluromys philander	Chimarrogale phaeura

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Bornean Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Bornean Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

The Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander) is a species in the genus Caluromys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.