Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs radiated snail

Marmosa murina compared with Discus rotundatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	radiated snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Didelphidae	Discidae
Genus	Marmosa	Discus
Species	Marmosa murina	Discus rotundatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

radiated snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	radiated snail
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.

radiated snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).