Dusky Slender Opossum vs ingrailed clay

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Diarsia mendica

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while ingrailed clay is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	ingrailed clay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Marmosops	Diarsia
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Diarsia mendica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

ingrailed clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	ingrailed clay
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.

ingrailed clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.