Dusky Slender Opossum vs Floating Sundew

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Marmosops	Drosera
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Floating Sundew
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 Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).