Hooded red-sided opossum vs North American least shrew

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	North American least 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	Monodelphis	Cryptotis
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.