Dusky Slender Opossum vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Didelphidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Urocystis
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut