Delicate Slender Opossum vs dooryard sowbug

Marmosops parvidens compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Didelphidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Marmosops	Porcellio
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).