Japanese Water Shrew vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Narrow-headed Slender 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	Chimarrogale	Marmosops
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Marmosops cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Narrow-headed Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.