Dusky Slender Opossum vs Goosefoot

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Acer pensylvanicum

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Goosefoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Acer
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Acer pensylvanicum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Goosefoot
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.

Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.