vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Gloeothece fuscolutea compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Microcystaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Gloeothece	Marmosa
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.