Delicate Slender Opossum vs Water ragwort

Marmosops parvidens compared with Jacobaea aquatica

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Water ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Water ragwort
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	Jacobaea
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Jacobaea aquatica

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Water ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Water ragwort
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 ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.