Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs redhead

Marmosops cracens compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Hamelia
Species	Marmosops cracens	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	redhead
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.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).