Delicate Slender Opossum vs long yam

Marmosops parvidens compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Dioscorea
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

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