Dusky Slender Opossum vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Marmosops	Blarina
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.