Gillet's cherry-orange vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Rutaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Citropsis	Marmosa
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.