Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs slender thistle

Marmosops cracens compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	slender thistle
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	Carduus
Species	Marmosops cracens	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	slender thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.