Delicate Slender Opossum vs Foxtail

Marmosops parvidens compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Amaranthus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).