Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Sallow Button

Marmosa murina compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Marmosa	Acleris
Species	Marmosa murina	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.