Andean slender mouse opossum vs desert sumac

Marmosops impavidus compared with Rhus microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean slender mouse opossum	desert sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Rhus
Species	Marmosops impavidus	Rhus microphylla

Conservation Status

Andean slender mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

desert sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean slender mouse opossum	desert sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean slender mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

desert sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Andean slender mouse opossum

The Andean slender mouse opossum (Marmosops impavidus) is a species in the genus Marmosops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.