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 (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Soricomorpha (鼩形目) Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
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. (哺乳動物)

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.

Northern Gracile Opossum

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia