Beach Pea vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Fabaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Marmosops
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Marmosops fuscatus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.