Dusky Slender Opossum vs Lime Pigmy

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Stigmella tiliae

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Lime Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Lime Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Marmosops	Stigmella
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Lime Pigmy
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.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.