Delicate Slender Opossum vs kit fox

Marmosops parvidens compared with Vulpes macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	kit fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Didelphidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Marmosops	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Vulpes macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and kit fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	kit fox
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.

kit fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.