Delicate Slender Opossum vs Devil'S Shoestring

Marmosops parvidens compared with Polygonum erectum

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Devil'S Shoestring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Polygonum
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Polygonum erectum

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Devil'S Shoestring
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.

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.