Delicate Slender Opossum vs Soft Puffball

Marmosops parvidens compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Lycoperdon
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Soft Puffball
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.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).