Delicate Slender Opossum vs scratch grass

Marmosops parvidens compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	scratch 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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	scratch 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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.