Dusky Slender Opossum vs Light Red Meranti

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Light Red Meranti
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	Shorea
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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