Lesser Taiwanese Shrew vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Chodsigoa sodalis compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Simons’s Mouse 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	Chodsigoa	Marmosa
Species	Chodsigoa sodalis	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.