Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs silverleaf desmodium

Marmosops cracens compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Desmodium
Species	Marmosops cracens	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	silverleaf desmodium
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.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).