Delicate Slender Opossum vs Melancholy Thistle

Marmosops parvidens compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Cirsium
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).