Bishop s Slender Opossum vs Devil's Pincushion

Marmosops bishopi compared with Echinocactus texensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop s Slender Opossum	Devil's Pincushion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Echinocactus
Species	Marmosops bishopi	Echinocactus texensis

Conservation Status

Bishop s Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Pincushion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop s Slender Opossum	Devil's Pincushion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Devil's Pincushion

Habitat

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

Bishop s Slender Opossum

The Bishop s Slender Opossum (Marmosops bishopi) is a species in the genus Marmosops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.