Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs scratch grass

Marmosops cracens compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Muhlenbergia
Species	Marmosops cracens	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.