Eugeni's Centaury vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Psephellus eugenii compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• Eugeni's Centaury is Data Deficient while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eugeni's 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 eugenii	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Eugeni's Centaury

DD — Data Deficient

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eugeni's 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.