Dusky Slender Opossum vs Large Yellow-face Bee

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Hylaeus signatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Large Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Colletidae
Genus	Marmosops	Hylaeus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Hylaeus signatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Large Yellow-face Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Large Yellow-face Bee
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.

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.