Panama Slender Opossum vs Soapberry

Marmosops invictus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Sapindus
Species	Marmosops invictus	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).