Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs Wire With

Marmosops cracens compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Wire With
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 axillare

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.