vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Marmosops
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Marmosops fuscatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Dusky Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.