Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum vs Midge

Marmosa andersoni compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Marmosa	Dasineura
Species	Marmosa andersoni	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.