Herb Robert vs Honey possum

Geranium robertianum compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Herb Robert	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Geraniaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Geranium	Tarsipes
Species	Geranium robertianum	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Herb Robert	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).