Guianan White-eared Opossum vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Didelphis imperfecta compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guianan White-eared Opossum	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Didelphis	Marmosa
Species	Didelphis imperfecta	Marmosa murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Guianan White-eared Opossum and Linnaeus's mouse opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Guianan White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guianan White-eared Opossum	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guianan White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela