Dusky Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Exobasidium
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.