Dusky Slender Opossum vs Lake Emerald

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Somatochlora cingulata

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Lake Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Lake Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Marmosops	Somatochlora
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Somatochlora cingulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Lake Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Lake Emerald
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.

Lake Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.