Dusky Slender Opossum vs fringed-sage

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Artemisia frigida

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while fringed-sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	fringed-sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Artemisia
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Artemisia frigida

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

fringed-sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	fringed-sage
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-sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.