Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Thylamys elegans compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Perija Small-eared 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	Thylamys	Cryptotis
Species	Thylamys elegans	Cryptotis perijensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum and Perija Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.