Dusky Slender Opossum vs Irish Major

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Marmosops	Oxycera
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.