Malayan Water Shrew vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Philander mondolfii

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed 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	Philander
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Philander mondolfii

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.