Bornean Water Shrew vs Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Thylamys elegans

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Thylamys
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Thylamys elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.