Malayan Water Shrew vs Red Mouse Opossum

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Marmosa rubra

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale	Marmosa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Marmosa rubra

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Red Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Red Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water 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.