Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Marsh Valerian

Marmosa murina compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Valeriana
Species	Marmosa murina	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Marsh Valerian
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 Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.