Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Slender oat

Marmosops cracens compared with Avena barbata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Slender oat
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	Avena
Species	Marmosops cracens	Avena barbata

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Slender oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Slender oat
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.

Slender oat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).