Delicate Slender Opossum vs Mountain yam

Marmosops parvidens compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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