Delicate Slender Opossum vs water dock

Marmosops parvidens compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Rumex
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).