Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Sour orange

Marmosa murina compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Citrus
Species	Marmosa murina	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia