Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs short-stem iris

Marmosops cracens compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Didelphidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Marmosops	Iris
Species	Marmosops cracens	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	short-stem iris
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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.