Dusky Slender Opossum vs Long-clawed Shrew

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Long-clawed 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	Sorex
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Long-clawed 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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.