Dusky Slender Opossum vs Fawn Darner

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Boyeria vinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fawn Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Marmosops	Boyeria
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Boyeria vinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Fawn Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Fawn Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fawn Darner
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.

Fawn Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.