Dusky Slender Opossum vs Fringed rue

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Ruta
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).