caimito vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Pouteria caimito compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Sapotaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pouteria	Marmosa
Species	Pouteria caimito	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	caimito	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.