Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Pectis

Marmosops cracens compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Marmosops cracens	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Pectis
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.

Pectis

Habitat

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