Delicate Slender Opossum vs star-thistle

Marmosops parvidens compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Centaurea
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	star-thistle
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.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).