Dusky Slender Opossum vs field locoweed

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Oxytropis campestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	field locoweed
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	Oxytropis
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	field locoweed
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.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.