Delicate Slender Opossum vs Maui's paddle

Marmosops parvidens compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Elaphoglossum
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.