Delicate Slender Opossum vs marbled lungfish

Marmosops parvidens compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Marmosops	Protopterus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	marbled lungfish
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.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.