Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs North American porcupine

Marmosops cracens compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Marmosops	Erethizon
Species	Marmosops cracens	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.