Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Starry Pipewort

Marmosops cracens compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Starry Pipewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Eriocaulon
Species	Marmosops cracens	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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