Panama Slender Opossum vs Red Balau

Marmosops invictus compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Shorea
Species	Marmosops invictus	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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