Dusky Slender Opossum vs floating crystalwort

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Riccia
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.