Dusky Slender Opossum vs Field Maple

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Acer campestre

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Field Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Acer
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Field Maple
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 Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).