Delicate Slender Opossum vs Firewheel

Marmosops parvidens compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Firewheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Firewheel
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	Gaillardia
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Firewheel
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.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (Colombia).