Gabon Talapoin vs Slender Shrew

Miopithecus ogouensis compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

• Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened while Slender Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gabon Talapoin	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Miopithecus	Sorex
Species	Miopithecus ogouensis	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gabon Talapoin and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gabon Talapoin	Slender Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.