Bornean Water Shrew vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Gracilinanus
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.