Delicate Slender Opossum vs Fatspine spurdog

Marmosops parvidens compared with Squalus crassispinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fatspine spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Squalidae
Genus	Marmosops	Squalus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Squalus crassispinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and Fatspine spurdog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fatspine spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fatspine spurdog
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.

Fatspine spurdog