Bornean Water Shrew vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Soricidae Didelphidae
Genus Chimarrogale Monodelphis
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Hooded red-sided opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooded red-sided 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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

No description available.

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