Giant Mole Shrew vs red-necked wallaby

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while red-necked wallaby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Soricidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Anourosorex	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	red-necked wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.