Delicate Slender Opossum vs large-seed dodder

Marmosops parvidens compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Cuscuta
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	large-seed dodder
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.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.