Delicate Slender Opossum vs Smallthorn skate

Marmosops parvidens compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Smallthorn skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Marmosops	Bathyraja
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Smallthorn skate
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.

Smallthorn skate