Delicate Slender Opossum vs White-headed Hagfish

Marmosops parvidens compared with Myxine ios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	White-headed Hagfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Myxinidae
Genus	Marmosops	Myxine
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Myxine ios

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and White-headed Hagfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

White-headed Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	White-headed Hagfish
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.

White-headed Hagfish