Delicate Slender Opossum vs Durham slug

Marmosops parvidens compared with Arion flagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Durham slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Didelphidae	Arionidae
Genus	Marmosops	Arion
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Arion flagellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Durham slug
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.

Durham slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).