Dusky Slender Opossum vs Japanese Water Shrew

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Marmosops	Chimarrogale
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.