Delicate Slender Opossum vs Field Thistle

Marmosops parvidens compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Field Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Field Thistle
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 Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.