Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Northern Spreadwing

Marmosa murina compared with Lestes disjunctus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Linnaeus's mouse opossum Northern Spreadwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Didelphidae Lestidae
Genus Marmosa Lestes
Species Marmosa murina Lestes disjunctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Linnaeus's mouse opossum and Northern Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Linnaeus's mouse opossum Northern Spreadwing
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.

Northern Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

Northern Spreadwing

No description available.

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