Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Pitpat

Marmosa murina compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

• Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern while Pitpat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Pittosporum
Species	Marmosa murina	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Pitpat
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.

Pitpat

Habitat

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