Andean slender mouse opossum vs ground-bean

Marmosops impavidus compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean slender mouse opossum	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Macrotyloma
Species	Marmosops impavidus	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Andean slender mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean slender mouse opossum	ground-bean
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.

ground-bean

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.