Dusky Slender Opossum vs Everlasting Pea

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Everlasting Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Everlasting Pea
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.

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).