Dusky Slender Opossum vs Mantled Baskettail

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mantled Baskettail
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	Epitheca
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.