Japanese Water Shrew vs Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Chimarrogale platycephalus compared with Monodelphis scalops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Water Shrew	Long-nosed short-tailed 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	Chimarrogale	Monodelphis
Species	Chimarrogale platycephalus	Monodelphis scalops

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Water Shrew and Long-nosed short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Water Shrew	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.