Delicate Slender Opossum vs Fiveangled dodder

Marmosops parvidens compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Didelphimorphia (주머니쥐)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Cuscuta
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Fiveangled dodder
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.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).