Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs Variable Dancer

Marmosa murina compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Linnaeus's mouse opossum Variable Dancer
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Insecta (inseto)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Didelphidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Marmosa Argia
Species Marmosa murina Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Linnaeus's mouse opossum Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

No description available.

Variable Dancer

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia