Andean slender mouse opossum vs dooryard sowbug

Marmosops impavidus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean slender mouse opossum	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Didelphidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Marmosops	Porcellio
Species	Marmosops impavidus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Andean slender mouse opossum and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andean slender mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean slender mouse opossum	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.