Delicate Slender Opossum vs desert cottontail

Marmosops parvidens compared with Sylvilagus audubonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	desert cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Didelphidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Marmosops	Sylvilagus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Sylvilagus audubonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and desert cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

desert cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	desert cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

desert cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.