Malayan Water Shrew vs Opossum-souris Noir

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Marmosops invictus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Opossum-souris Noir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Opossum-souris Noir
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	Chimarrogale	Marmosops
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Water Shrew and Opossum-souris Noir share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Opossum-souris Noir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Opossum-souris Noir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Opossum-souris Noir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.