Dusky Slender Opossum vs May River Red

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while May River Red is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Dendrobium
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	May River Red
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.

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.