Long-nosed short-tailed opossum vs Malayan Water Shrew

Monodelphis scalops compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Long-nosed short-tailed opossum is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Malayan Water Shrew
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	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Chimarrogale
Species	Monodelphis scalops	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.