Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs southern elder

Marmosa murina compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Linnaeus's mouse opossum is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Sambucus
Species	Marmosa murina	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.