Chinkapin Oak vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Quercus muehlenbergii compared with Marmosops parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinkapin Oak	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Marmosops
Species	Quercus muehlenbergii	Marmosops parvidens

Conservation Status

Chinkapin Oak

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinkapin Oak	Delicate Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinkapin Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Chinkapin Oak

The Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada and United States.