Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Redclaw

Marmosa murina compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Didelphidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Marmosa	Cherax
Species	Marmosa murina	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia