Dusky Slender Opossum vs meadow brown

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Maniola jurtina

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while meadow brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	meadow brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Marmosops	Maniola
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Maniola jurtina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

meadow brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	meadow brown
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.

meadow brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

meadow brown

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.