Delicate Slender Opossum vs field cudweed

Marmosops parvidens compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Filago
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	field cudweed
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.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.