American water shrew vs Panama Slender Opossum

Sorex palustris compared with Marmosops invictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Soricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sorex	Marmosops
Species	Sorex palustris	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

American water shrew and Panama Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Panama Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American water shrew

The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.