Dusky Slender Opossum vs Maui's paddle

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Elaphoglossum
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.