Delicate Slender Opossum vs eastern quoll

Marmosops parvidens compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	eastern quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Marmosops	Dasyurus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	eastern quoll
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.

eastern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.