Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Safflower

Marmosops cracens compared with Carthamus tinctorius

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Marmosops cracens	Carthamus tinctorius

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Safflower
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.

Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).