Dusky Slender Opossum vs Key lime

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Citrus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia