Dusky Slender Opossum vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Nymphoides
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.