Malayan Water Shrew vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Philander deltae

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Orinoco 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 deltae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Orinoco 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.

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.