Dusky Slender Opossum vs Garden Tortrix

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Clepsis peritana

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Garden Tortrix is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Garden Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Marmosops	Clepsis
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Clepsis peritana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Garden Tortrix share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Garden Tortrix

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Garden Tortrix
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.

Garden Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).