Delicate Slender Opossum vs Grey Puffball

Marmosops parvidens compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Bovista
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Grey Puffball
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.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).