Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs

Marmosa murina compared with Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family	Didelphidae	Chordariaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Mikrosyphar
Species	Marmosa murina	Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae is a small, endophytic brown alga in the order Ectocarpales that parasitizes red algae in the genus Polysiphonia. It penetrates into the cortical tissue of its host, forming small pustules visible on the host thallus surface. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found in temperate coastal marine environments in the Northern Hemisphere.