Elegant Water Shrew vs One-striped opossum

Nectogale elegans compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Water Shrew	One-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nectogale	Monodelphis
Species	Nectogale elegans	Monodelphis unistriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Water Shrew and One-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Water Shrew	One-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.