Centaury vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Psephellus	Marmosa
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.