Delicate Slender Opossum vs North American porcupine

Marmosops parvidens compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Didelphidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Marmosops	Erethizon
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.