Dusky Slender Opossum vs Fen Ragwort

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Jacobaea
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fen Ragwort
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.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.