Lowe's Shrew vs Red Mouse Opossum

Chodsigoa parca compared with Marmosa rubra

Key Differences

• Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern while Red Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Red 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 parca	Marmosa rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Lowe's Shrew and Red Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe's Shrew	Red Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.