chilte vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Marmosops
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Marmosops fuscatus

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.