Dusky Slender Opossum vs Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Maple-Leaved Goosefoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Chenopodiastrum
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
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.

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).