Delicate Slender Opossum vs Slippery Jack

Marmosops parvidens compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Didelphidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Suillus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).