Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Norway lemming

Marmosops cracens compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Norway lemming
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Marmosops	Lemmus
Species	Marmosops cracens	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Norway lemming
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.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.