Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs red-necked wallaby

Marmosa murina compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Didelphidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Marmosa	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Marmosa murina	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Linnaeus's mouse opossum and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	red-necked wallaby
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.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia