Centaury vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Psephellus	Marmosops
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Marmosops cracens

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.