Dusky Slender Opossum vs Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Myomimus personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Gliridae
Genus	Marmosops	Myomimus
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Myomimus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse
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.

Masked Mouse-tailed Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.