Rata de Campo vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Rata de Campo Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Cricetidae Didelphidae
Genus Dicrostonyx Marmosa
Species Dicrostonyx torquatus Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Linnaeus's mouse opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Rata de Campo Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

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