Bishop s Slender Opossum vs lesser mouse-deer

Marmosops bishopi compared with Tragulus kanchil

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop s Slender Opossum	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Didelphidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Marmosops	Tragulus
Species	Marmosops bishopi	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop s Slender Opossum and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bishop s Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop s Slender Opossum	lesser mouse-deer
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.

lesser mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.