Dusky Slender Opossum vs gratiola

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Gratiola
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.