Dusky Slender Opossum vs Gum-elemi

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Marmosops	Bursera
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia