Delicate Slender Opossum vs umkokolo

Marmosops parvidens compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Dovyalis
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).