Panama Slender Opossum vs Taypau

Marmosops invictus compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Homalium
Species	Marmosops invictus	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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