Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs tropical flat sedge

Marmosa murina compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	tropical flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Cyperus
Species	Marmosa murina	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	tropical flat sedge
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.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

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