Delicate Slender Opossum vs May grass

Marmosops parvidens compared with Phalaris caroliniana

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while May grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	May grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Phalaris
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Phalaris caroliniana

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

May grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	May grass
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.

May grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile and Sweden.