Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum vs Lesser devilray

Marmosa andersoni compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Marmosa	Mobula
Species	Marmosa andersoni	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray