Panama Slender Opossum vs Stinking chamomile

Marmosops invictus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Marmosops invictus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.