Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Marmosa murina compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Linnaeus's mouse opossum Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Didelphidae Stratiomyidae
Genus Marmosa Sargus
Species Marmosa murina Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Linnaeus's mouse opossum and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Linnaeus's mouse opossum Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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