Delicate Slender Opossum vs Fringed rue

Marmosops parvidens compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Ruta
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).