Chinese Shrew Mole vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Talpidae Didelphidae
Genus Uropsilus Marmosa
Species Uropsilus soricipes Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Linnaeus's mouse opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

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