Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Staph beetle

Marmosa murina compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Marmosa	Oligota
Species	Marmosa murina	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).