Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum vs Variable Dancer

Marmosa andersoni compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Marmosa	Argia
Species	Marmosa andersoni	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.