Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Marmosa andersoni compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Marmosa	Apodemus
Species	Marmosa andersoni	Apodemus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum and Large Japanese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.