Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs mountain melick

Marmosa murina compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Marmosa	Melica
Species	Marmosa murina	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.