Double-crested Cormorant vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Phalacrocorax auritus compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Double-crested Cormorant is Least Concern while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Double-crested Cormorant	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Phalacrocorax	Marmosops
Species	Phalacrocorax auritus	Marmosops fuscatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Double-crested Cormorant and Dusky Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Double-crested Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Double-crested Cormorant	Dusky Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Double-crested Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia