Delicate Slender Opossum vs pega pega

Marmosops parvidens compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while pega pega is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	pega pega
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Desmodium
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

pega pega

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	pega pega
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

pega pega

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).