Delicate Slender Opossum vs Illinois Pondweed

Marmosops parvidens compared with Potamogeton illinoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Illinois Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Potamogeton
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Potamogeton illinoensis

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Illinois Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Illinois Pondweed
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.

Illinois Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).