Dusky Slender Opossum vs Keruing

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Dipterocarpus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Keruing
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.

Keruing

Habitat

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