Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs pliant lettuce

Marmosa murina compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	pliant lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Marmosa murina	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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