Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Oily Pectis

Marmosa murina compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Oily Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Marmosa murina	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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