Delicate Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops parvidens compared with Sphingobium amiense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family Didelphidae Sphingomonadaceae
Genus Marmosops Sphingobium
Species Marmosops parvidens Sphingobium amiense

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Delicate Slender Opossum
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Delicate Slender Opossum

No description available.

Sphingobium amiense is a Gram-negative aerobic rod with the ability to degrade nonylphenol and related endocrine-disrupting compounds. It has been isolated from activated sludge and polluted soil environments. This bacterium plays a role in the degradation of synthetic surfactants and phenolic pollutants in wastewater treatment systems.

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