Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Silent Firefly

Marmosa murina compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Marmosa	Photinus
Species	Marmosa murina	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Silent Firefly
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.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.