Dusky Slender Opossum vs Lagos-rubber

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Funtumia
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.