Delicate Slender Opossum vs Small shell ginger

Marmosops parvidens compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Didelphidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Alpinia
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.