Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs marsh thistle

Marmosa murina compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosa	Cirsium
Species	Marmosa murina	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	marsh thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).