ilima vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Sida cordifolia compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

ilima is Least Concern while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ilima	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Malvaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sida	Marmosops
Species	Sida cordifolia	Marmosops cracens

Conservation Status

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ilima	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).