Delicate Slender Opossum vs Slender lungfish

Marmosops parvidens compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Marmosops	Protopterus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Slender lungfish
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.

Slender lungfish