large blue vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Maculinea arion compared with Marmosa murina

Key Differences

• large blue is Near Threatened while Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large blue	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lycaenidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Maculinea	Marmosa
Species	Maculinea arion	Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

large blue and Linnaeus's mouse opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large blue	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.