Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs marsh rice rat

Marmosa murina compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Marmosa	Oryzomys
Species	Marmosa murina	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Linnaeus's mouse opossum and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	marsh rice rat
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 rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.