Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Prickled ray

Marmosops cracens compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Rajidae
Genus	Marmosops	Malacoraja
Species	Marmosops cracens	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum and Prickled ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Prickled ray
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.

Prickled ray