Malayan Water Shrew vs Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Marmosa zeledoni

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Zeledon’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	Chimarrogale	Marmosa
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Marmosa zeledoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.