Delicate Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops parvidens compared with Sphingobium lactosutens

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 lactosutens

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.

Sphingobium lactosutens is a Gram-negative bacterium capable of utilizing lactose and related sugars as carbon sources. It has been isolated from diverse soil and plant-associated environments. This aerobic chemoheterotroph degrades carbohydrates including sugars derived from plant cell wall materials in its terrestrial habitat.