Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Elegant Water Shrew

Caluromys derbianus compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Elegant 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	Caluromys	Nectogale
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Derby s Woolly Opossum and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.