Dusky Slender Opossum vs Elegant Water Shrew

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Elegant 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	Marmosops	Nectogale
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.