Delicate Slender Opossum vs floating crystalwort

Marmosops parvidens compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Riccia
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.