Large Tabby vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Aglossa pinguinalis compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large Tabby 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 Pyralidae Didelphidae
Genus Aglossa Marmosa
Species Aglossa pinguinalis Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Tabby

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large Tabby Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Large Tabby

No description available.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia