Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Talquezal

Marmosa murina compared with Paspalum virgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Talquezal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Marmosa	Paspalum
Species	Marmosa murina	Paspalum virgatum

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Talquezal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	Talquezal
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.

Talquezal

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).