Cook's Holly vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Ilex cookii compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cook's Holly	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ilex	Marmosops
Species	Ilex cookii	Marmosops fuscatus

Conservation Status

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cook's Holly	Dusky Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cook's Holly

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.