Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs marsh dock

Marmosa murina compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Rumex
Species	Marmosa murina	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	marsh dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

marsh dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).