Basil Balm vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Clinopodium acinos compared with Marmosops parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basil Balm	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Lamiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Clinopodium	Marmosops
Species	Clinopodium acinos	Marmosops parvidens

Conservation Status

Basil Balm

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basil Balm	Delicate Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basil Balm

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Basil Balm

The Basil Balm (Clinopodium acinos) is a species in the genus Clinopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.