American water shrew vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Sorex palustris compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sorex	Monodelphis
Species	Sorex palustris	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

American water shrew and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Hooded red-sided 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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.