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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
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