Big-eared opossum vs Japanese Water Shrew

Didelphis aurita compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared opossum Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (hayvan) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same Chordata (Kordalılar) Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same Mammalia (memeliler) Mammalia (memeliler)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Didelphidae Soricidae
Genus Didelphis Chimarrogale
Species Didelphis aurita Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared opossum and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Big-eared opossum

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared opossum Japanese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-eared opossum

The Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is a species in the genus Didelphis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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