Delicate Slender Opossum vs southern elder

Marmosops parvidens compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Sambucus
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.