Lowe's Shrew vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Chodsigoa parca compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Marmosa
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lowe's Shrew and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe's Shrew	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.