bog-asphodel vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Narthecium americanum compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Narthecium	Marmosa
Species	Narthecium americanum	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.