Dusky Slender Opossum vs Formosan koa

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Acacia confusa

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Formosan koa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Formosan koa
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	Acacia
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Acacia confusa

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Formosan koa
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.

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).